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Post by loverofbeers on Apr 12, 2013 13:37:04 GMT -5
That is so funny that you brought up hitchhiking.
Last night I was talking to a sweet lady in her late thirties whom I know pretty well and consider an awesome fellow human, and well more about her before the story itself. She is married to an American but she is from South Africa. She had been an horrendous accident and had neck (spinal) and back injuries. I believe her neck might have been broken. She also had many deep lacerations which have scarred nicely into badges of honor with time. So she finally had heeled up enough to drive after sometime. So as she told me, because of budget cuts, very similar with what happened with our nation's institutionally insane/future homeless people under Ronald Reagan, in South Africa many or most of the institutionalized were released and remained living by their ex-sanitarium homes so as to procure their much needed psyche meds.
Okay. So she is driving in the area of a sanitarium, I believe in the country, when she sees a hitchhiker. Feeling jolly to be out and about and feeling high on life again, and seeing this man in a suit with a briefcase on the side of the road hitchhiking, she decided to pick him up so he wouldn't have to walk and to be sunshine nice.
She described him as having those type of blue eyes that you can look directly into insanity, as he turns to her with a line like "I think you are really pretty". She immediately pulled over and sternly (wow!) told him to get out, as she said, before he became too insane. He got out.
I told her the briefcase enough should have been a huge red flag. I wonder as a Horror fan, what was in that briefcase?
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Post by loverofbeers on Apr 12, 2013 14:16:51 GMT -5
So I learned something from the late, great, Peter Cushing a number of months ago: How to fubar a Vampire the lazy and safe way. The smart way.
Okay, let's say that their is a coven of Vampires living in the neighborhood or out in the countryside barely outside of town in a cabin or house. And let's say by Vampire canon (spelled it right that time), Vampires have to lay in their earth during the day. So this is how to become a triumphant Vampire Slayer without getting a scratch.
After spying on the Vamps and following them to their lair at the end of a night keeping your distance and silently, just wait for the day to break. Now wait during the day or gather the items you need to fubar. Hide outside at sundown. After the Vamps have left for the night to feed on the living, break in as needed into their lair, whether cleanly through an unlocked front door to breaking a window, just get inside and ready to fubar. Find the coffins or whatever boxes they lie in during the day. Smash these into splinters with an axe. Tear the blinds and curtains down, in this room. To add an exclamation mark and bigger "Fuck You", axe some holes in the walls to let light in. Repeat now in other rooms.
If religious items work on these Vamps, hang crosses in the remaining rooms if you decide to leave curtains up in some rooms. Splashing copious amounts of Holy Water in all the rooms wouldn't hurt, and if you have a priest as a sidekick have him toss out some blessings. Now retire outside, with many hours to go before a Vampire returns home to rest.
At dawn watch the Vampires return home from a hidden close distance,or shit, go home and have a cold beer. As the sun rises, enjoy the sounds of their dieing screams or the beer, or hey, even both.
The real lazy way that gives up the element of surprise and gives the Vamps more time to find shelter like a cave or mortuary, is just set the mother ablaze. Have the priest bless the fire, and piss on the ashes.
Other things to arm yourself with From the Movies (RIP Roger Ebert). You don't need a wooden stake unless by some lore you have to pin the Vampire by the heart to the ground as it rests, hence penetrate it with a stake, hammering deep enough to touch the ground with the tip of the stake. Likewise you can upgrade to a wooden lance, spear, or javelin type item.
If only the wood is needed to slay, not the pinning to the ground, as a long distance weapon carry a crossbow or a bow and arrow, or spear if you are some kind of weird ninja bad-ass. Preferably get a crossbow that reloads immediately and has a capacity of over eight or greater. I say greater for more protecting from multiple targets.
Another idea is replace the lead in bullets with treated wood that explodes after impact and splinters. Test the bullets first. Know your tools. If you can, have the now wooden bullets treated with Holy Water and blessed by a priest. Aim for the heart.
Happy Slaying! And I am pro-bow and arrow by my Second Amendment rights. Cheers! to the Bill of Rights.
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Post by jakeawesomesnake on Feb 7, 2014 1:31:27 GMT -5
After watching The Devil Rides Out and rereading this list a few more and a story came to mind:
If you are tasked with guarding someone who has previously been possessed by someone who is trying to kill you don't leave them unrestrained ,but more importantly don't fall asleep while on duty. This really applies to a variety of horror situations. If something is trying to harm you ,but can't or isn't an immediate threat as long as you're guarding be vigilant and stay awake. Whether it be through caffeine, willpower, or dumb little activities that keep you awake. Do not lie or sit down on anything that can be remotely comfortable.
If you suspect someone and/or are trying to gain information from someone don't get standoffish with them. Just remain calm and act normal or polite. That way you don't make them suspicious of you or make them stop talking.
Your friend's hitchhiking story reminded me of something someone I know experienced. He was/is a truck driver and around three in the morning saw this guy with a taped up suitcase with red marks on the edges and the guy had blood on his hands. Now it's important to note that the protagonist of this story had been up for days, was lonely due to the hours he'd been working (so he was more eager to have any social interaction whatsoever), and figured he had a gun if anything did happen. He asked the guy what the blood was from and the guy said he'd been butchering/cutting meat and in fact the person had scene (as have I) people carrying meat in brief/suit cases. The hitchhiker never really did anything and just wanted a ride. About a week later on the news he heard about a man who'd gone nuts and killed his family, they'd caught him and also said that they figured he'd been at the same area and time as the protagonist had been when this happened. A picture of him was shown on the news and it looked liked the same guy. Apparently he'd hacked up his family and then tried to dispose of them by fitting them into a suitcase. So in essence avoid hitchhikers, especially when they're carrying anytype of container that could be holding a weapon or you know parts of a corpse.
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